My daughter and her ex gave custody to a 3rd party over a…

Customer Question

My daughter and her...

My daughter and her ex gave custody to a 3rd party over a year ago. Both my daughter and her ex have been in and out of jail since. I know Washington State has no Grand parental rights however, a distant relative is now suing for custody of my grandson. Do I have any rights or legal action I can take to get custody? My daughter is currently serving time and is not super happy about signing papers to give him to myself or his aunt (my other daughter) and after his last stay with his father he came back weighing 33 lbs. I'm at a loss and am not sure if I have a leg to stand on.

Lawyer's Assistant: Because family law varies from place to place, can you tell me what state this is in?

Washington State

Lawyer's Assistant: Have you talked to a lawyer yet?

No

Lawyer's Assistant: Anything else you want the lawyer to know before I connect you?

Not at this time. As I said I know there are no Grand parental rights in this State so I may be dragging a dead dog.

Hello! I am a licensed attorney, admitted to practice in state and federal court. I have a nearly 100% satisfaction rating (click here for more info) so all that means is that you can count on me to help today. Do you mind if I take a moment to review your question?

Please keep in mind that our conversation does not include an attorney-client relationship and this is for general information purposes only. Additionally, most people believe a phone call is the easiest and most efficient way to handle problems. Accordingly, you will receive an automatic phone call request. If you would like a phone call, please click “Accept” when prompted.

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. One of the things that you could do is try to get guardianship over your grandson. Basically, you would need to go down to your local County courthouse and get the guardianship paperwork needed to help take care of the child. You would need to serve those documents on the mother and father. If they agree, then the court should probably grant you Guardianship over the child. You also need to make sure that you make yourself available for interviews and investigations by people appointed by the court. This means that they will ask you questions about your job, your living situation, your criminal history, your work situation, everything of the sort. So, the answer to your question is yes. You can get rights to the child even if there are no specific grandparents rights..

Also, although I provided an initial answer, it’s important that you are 100% satisfied. If you feel I have done so, please rate me 5 stars and let me know if you have any follow up questions. As a side note, you can also click here in the future to request me individually.

I have a question for an attorney about parental rights in pregnancy. I'm in Florida and so is the father. I'm not married or living with him. I want to move to Texas without his consent. Can I do tha… read more

This is a family law question.1. My 85 year old mother was in the hospital for 2 weeks and is now in rehab.She had a heart attack and has severe COPD. She is on oxygen fulltime and Bipap as needed.2. … read more

My mother and older niece have legal guardianship of my two underage nieces in California. My mother tried to move to Washington State with the girls but had to return to California because of my fath… read more

in the State of SD if the grandmother has guardianship of a child and the parent has visitation, does the stepparent continue her visitation or does the parent visitation supersede the step parent? … read more

If a petition for parental rights is brought upon a mother by a THIRD PARTY with no state involvement, does the third party have to offer the mother a case plan for reunification like the state would … read more

my aunt and uncle divorced and my aunt has full custody rewarded to my cousins back in 2011. The court has has also found the father unfit to take care the children. She passed last week and child services had to step in and give temporary foster care to my brother who lives in the same state of my aunt. At child protective services, my uncle agreed to give custody to my mother as long as he keeps parental rights. My concern is two-tiered. Does parental rights mean that he can file for custody when he is ready and does these rights also hold bearings with my aunt's life insurance, which will go to my cousin's? … read more

Our question is family law how do we address mothers hindering the medical and independent needs of son in wheel chair. failing to meet the recommendations of school and doctors . by doing everything … read more

Not sure this is family law, but... Our mother is in the hospital and is not able to care for herself, speak, etc. and the doctor has given us a document stating this so that we can file to be her con… read more

DISCLAIMER: Answers from Experts on JustAnswer are not substitutes for the advice of an attorney. JustAnswer is a public forum and questions and responses are not private or confidential or protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Expert above is not your attorney, and the response above is not legal advice. You should not read this response to propose specific action or address specific circumstances, but only to give you a sense of general principles of law that might affect the situation you describe. Application of these general principles to particular circumstances must be done by a lawyer who has spoken with you in confidence, learned all relevant information, and explored various options. Before acting on these general principles, you should hire a lawyer licensed to practice law in the jurisdiction to which your question pertains.

The responses above are from individual Experts, not JustAnswer. The site and services are provided “as is”. To view the verified credential of an Expert, click on the “Verified” symbol in the Expert’s profile. This site is not for emergency questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. Please carefully read the Terms of Service (last updated February 8, 2012).

DISCLAIMER: Answers from Experts on JustAnswer are not substitutes for the advice of an attorney. JustAnswer is a public forum and questions and responses are not private or confidential or protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Expert above is not your attorney, and the response above is not legal advice. You should not read this response to propose specific action or address specific circumstances, but only to give you a sense of general principles of law that might affect the situation you describe. Application of these general principles to particular circumstances must be done by a lawyer who has spoken with you in confidence, learned all relevant information, and explored various options. Before acting on these general principles, you should hire a lawyer licensed to practice law in the jurisdiction to which your question pertains.

The responses above are from individual Experts, not JustAnswer. The site and services are provided “as is”. To view the verified credential of an Expert, click on the “Verified” symbol in the Expert’s profile. This site is not for emergency questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. Please carefully read the Terms of Service (last updated February 8, 2012).